In the Nov. 8 election, Sanger voters have a choice between two diverse candidates for mayor — incumbent Eli Ontiveros and challenger Frank Gonzalez. Ontiveros, 45, is a longtime Sanger resident and a family man who operates a concrete business. He has served on the City Council since 2010, including...
Economist Calls Out Fresno Council in Making ‘Lonely Case for Slumlords’
Slumlords are being unfairly picked on by the "economically illiterate," including the Fresno City Council, according to a noted economics professor and author. "(P)oliticians with pitchforks and torches are lining up to bash slumlords with new and more intrusive penalties," says Walter Block, who holds the Eminent Scholar Endowed...
Ian Bremmer: Can the World Avoid a Global Recession?
This year, the annual fall meetings of the World Bank and the IMF are all about global economic doom and gloom. How bad will it get? Are we headed toward a worldwide recession? And who will bear the brunt of the pain? To get some answers, GZERO World with...
Zakaria: How to Win the Economic War Against Russia
Fiona Hill, a distinguished Russia expert, has argued that the West’s confrontation with Russia over Ukraine has brought us into World War III. That is dangerous hyperbole. But she is right in one sense: The West is collectively waging economic war on Russia on a global scale that would have been unimaginable...
Teen Made Social Media Threats. What Fresno Deputies Found in His Backpack.
A school shooting in Tranquillity may have been prevented last week when community members reported social media messages by a local student who was threatening violence at the school. The 15-year-old Tranqullity High student reportedly was upset after being involved in a fight on campus. Community members reported the...
How Iran’s Security Forces Carried Out ‘Bloody Friday’ Massacre
A New York Times analysis of witness testimony and videos reveals the bloody scene that unfolded last month in southeastern Iran during Friday Prayer. Reports the Times: "Some of the wounded tried to crawl away to escape the bullets. Others bled to death on prayer mats as people tried...
Fall Festival Kicks off Food, Family and Farm Month at Fresno State
Fresno State News The Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology at Fresno State is hosting its fourth annual Food, Family and Farm Month, which will showcase over 20 in-person and virtual events featuring students, staff, faculty, and supporters. All of the activities are open to the public, and...
Twins From Fresno Jump from TikTok to Star in Amazon TV Series
Identical twin sisters who grew up in Fresno are the unlikely stars of a new TV series debuting next week on the Amazon streaming service Freevee. Railey and Seazynn Gilliland play Tegan and Sara Quin in High School, the TV adaptation of the acclaimed alt-pop duo's 2019 memoir of...
Death Toll Rises Above 50 in Suicide Attack on Female Afghan Students, UN Says
Forty-six girls and young women were among those killed in a suicide bombing on an Afghan education centre last week, the UN said Monday as it announced the total death toll had risen to 53. A suicide bomber blew himself up on Friday next to women at a gender-segregated study hall...
This Fresno Sandwich Shop Has New Owners with Big Expansion Plans
A north Fresno sandwich shop has changed hands recently and its new owners are making plans for a big expansion in the region, an industry trade publication is reporting. Mr. Pickle's Sandwich Shop on Blackstone Ave. near Herndon was recently purchased by a three-person franchise team operating under the...